[Indices of humoral immunity in inhabitants of the Far North infected and sick with tuberculosis].
As a result of a complex study of the humoral immunity indices in tuberculosis infected and affected inhabitants of the Extreme North with reference to the immunoglobulin A, G, M levels, titers of heterohemagglutinins (HHA) and specific antibodies defined by means of indirect hemagglutination test (IHAT), complement fixation test with tuberculin and IHAT with phosphatidic antigen (IHAT-Ph), two simple and quite informative tests, i.e. HHA and IHAT-Ph, are recommended for the practical use in health system. HHA level greater than 1/4 indicates the absence of immunodeficiency in system B. The results of IHAT-Ph, being adequate to the main clinical manifestations of tuberculosis (including bacillary excretion and lung tissue destruction), can be used as an additional diagnostic and evaluation method of tuberculous activity when the subjects from specific infection foci are examined or during their inpatient and dispensary observation and management.
Vasil'ev
A V
AV
Shenderova
R I
RI
Iakunova
O A
OA
Osina
N A
NA
D000328:Adult; D000917:Antibody Formation; D001110:Arctic Regions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000276:immunology*
Pokazateli gumoral'nogo immuniteta u infitsirovannykh i bol'nykh tuberkulezom zhiteleĭ Kraĭnego Severa.